Reuters – new york city mayor michael bloomberg is suffering so-called “third term-itis,” with only 40 percent of voters approving of his occupation as good or magnificent, a poll found on thursday, down nearly 30 percent from 2008.

Portland, oregon area commence-up lands $22 million to ramp up technology which turns recycled plastics into a synthetic crude oil which may be refined for fuel or other oil-based merchandise, such like plastic.

reuters – president barack obama told americans on monday that u. S. Forces would not get bogged down attempting to topple muammar gaddafi but halted short of saying how the military campaign in libya would end.

ap – the u. S. Army on monday apologized for any distress caused by lately published photos of american soldiers posing with dead afghans, calling their content “disturbing” and “in striking contrast” to the army’s standards and values.

ap – there may be fewer than meets the eye to president barack obama’s affirmations monday night that nato is taking over from the u. S. In libya and that u. S. Action is exclusive and fixed to defending humans beneath attack there by moammar gadhafi’s forces.